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Half off Hole in the Wall

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Nick DePetris
– July 10, 2012Posted in: Deals, News

Everyone loves deals, a message which Microsoft seems to be taking to heart of late. In addition to launching their new Sales & Specials + app, The Big M is following up on their Haunt giveaway by offering another deal through Kinect Central – 50% off Hole in the Wall! To take advantage of this special offer you’ll have to open up the Kinect Central section of the Xbox Dashboard, which can be found in the Games Marketplace and sometimes on the home tab. Whether or not you are interested in this deal it’s heartening to see that Microsoft is lining up some deals just for us Kinect fans.

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“Party Rock Anthem” Dance Central 2 DLC is half off

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Nick DePetris
– July 6, 2012Posted in: Deals, News

The official Dance Central Twitter account has tweeted to let us know “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock is currently on sale for 120 MSP, 50% off the normal price of Dance Central 2 DLC. We’re not sure why, but we’re not going to complain! Pick it up for yourself right here.

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Wreckateer introduction video

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Scott Waldyn
– July 2, 2012Posted in: News

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Wreckateer hits Xbox Live Arcade July 25th, but to get gamers ready, Microsoft Studios has released this brief video that lays out the goal of this game and how to play it. The video alleviates some concerns that Wreckateer would be just a launch and watch device, talking at length over how Kinect users will be able to interact with the shot, using their hands to curve it to their liking. Check out the above Youtube link to watch.

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Get XBLA Kinect title Haunt for free

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Nick DePetris
– June 26, 2012Posted in: News

Update: As noted by Twitter friend @ChrissyTheBairn and confirmed by Major Nelson, this is US only and will last until July 2.

Although it was a bit on the easy side of things, we were big fans of Haunt back when it launched. Now there is almost no reason to not try it, as it is available for free on the Xbox dashboard. Here’s how you can get it: You’ll need to be signed in to Xbox Live, but it doesn’t matter if you have a Silver (free) or Gold account. On the home tab, click on Kinect Central (the top-right box). On the first screen you see the featured box should say “Get Haunt for free”. Click it. It’s that easy! Let us know what you think of the game if you do get around to picking it up.

Thanks to @kitlerc for tipping us off to this great deal.

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Wreckateer release date

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Sean Prideaux
– June 20, 2012Posted in: News

Major Nelson has released the Summer of Arcade release dates, including the Kinect game Wreckateer. The game is second in the lineup, releasing on July 25th; a week after the Tony Hawk remake starts off Summer of Arcade 2012. It’ll be there for 800MSP, making it the cheapest of the five games, to sweeten the already lovely lineup, you can earn back 400MSP for purchasing any three of the games (not sure whether buying any more on top of this will increase your savings further.

If you’re wondering what the game is like then head over to here and here for Nick DePetris‘ previews on the game and its developers, Iron Galaxy (SPOILER: Its looking good).

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Preview: Wreckateer is a smashing good time

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Nick DePetris
– June 12, 2012Posted in: Features, Preview

When Microsoft pulled the curtains back on their always-exciting Summer of Arcade lineup last week at E3, I wasn’t one bit surprised to see Wreckateer filling out the XBLA Kinect slot. I’ve already extolled its virtues in my PAX East preview, and that was just based on a few minutes with the game. Recently I had the opportunity to stop by Iron Galaxy and catch up with CEO Dave Lang on why everyone should be keeping an eye on this exciting new XBLA game.

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Kinect Sports: Season Two has an All Access Pass

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Nate Hubler
– June 9, 2012Posted in: News

The Kinect Sports: Season Two All Access Pass is here. Getting the pass will grant players all five DLC packs that have released since launch and will only set players back $10 or 800 microsoft points. This price means that players are essentially getting one of the three paid packs for free. The packs are:

Basketball Challenge Pack – try out some brand new sport mechanics by slotting three Basketball activities into your game.

Midnight Mountain Ski Pack – three all-new Skiing slopes to attempt under cover of darkness. Don’t worry: floodlights included.

Maple Lakes Golf Pack – nine more Golf holes to double the size of the Maple Lakes resort. Play a full 18-hole match!

Challenge Pack #1 – the initial pack of six bonus activities, one per sport, from Rapid Returner to Champion Chip.

Challenge Pack #2 – the second pack of six additional sporting activities, from Top Jumps to Darts Vs Zombies.

This is a great way to pick up all the DLC and get back into playing Kinect Sports: Season Two.

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Dance Central 3 multiplayer details

By
Nick DePetris
– June 5, 2012Posted in: News

The folks over at Polygon had a chance to visit with Harmonix today to check out Dance Central 3‘s new eight player multiplayer. According to them, after dividing into two teams the players are picked out one by one by the Kinect’s camera in order to participate in head-to-head minigames. The games include the traditional match the moves on the screen mode, a H-O-R-S-E-esque mode where one player performs a move and their opponent has to match it, and a freestyle dance battle where players earned additional points for stealing each others’ moves. After the minigame rounds are completed the best player from each team faces off in a sudden-death match. We were excited when DC2 bumped up the number of players from one to two; adding the ability to get eight people in on the action gives a whole new level of excellence to Dance Central‘s status as a party game.

Source: Polygon

Check out the Xbox Kinect Fans E3 hub for all of our coverage!

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Dance Central 3 details and track list

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Sean Prideaux
– June 4, 2012Posted in: Media, News, Videos

It’s time to get your groove on for a third time with Harmonix’s Dance Central series, with the fresh announcement of Dance Central 3 coming later this year. With a track list of over 40 new songs, you’ll go back through time to learn the dance crazes of days past, including “The Hustle,” “Electric Slide” and “The Dougie”. Dance Central 3 also features an 8 player “Crew Throwdown” mode devised of two 4-man teams battling head-to-head in performances, dance battles, and mini-games. With much more advanced and generally better choreography this could be the definitive dance game of 2012. Check out the trailer above, as well as the track list and a quick first look at the choreography below.

Check out the Xbox Kinect Fans E3 hub for all of our coverage!

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Gore Verbinski’s Matter coming to Xbox

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Nick DePetris
– June 4, 2012Posted in: News

While most of the games portion of the Microsoft press conference was devoted to blockbuster hits such as Halo 4 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, they did take a few minutes to look at some as-yet-unheard of titles. Matter is a game from the mind of Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski, featuring a shape-shifting, tech heavy world. The star of the game appears to be a robotic sphere of some sort. Details are short right now, other than the fact that the game will release in 2013. Judging from the fact that it was announced alongside new games from Signal Studios and Twisted Pixel, it’s also possible that we can look forward to seeing Matter on XBLA. Stay tuned for more info as it develops!

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